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                        Washington Union Station Expansion Project


            
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        Washington Union Station Expansion Project
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                                Public Hearings: June 2023 - Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement (SDEIS)
                Telephonic Public Hearing: July 14, 2020
                Focused Public and Stakeholder Engagement: Fall 2018 – Winter 2019
                Updated Action Alternative Diagrams: November 2019
                Public Meeting #4: March 22, 2018
                Concept Development Report: August, 2017
                Public Meeting #3: October 19, 2016
                Public Meeting #2 (Info Forum): March 30, 2016
                Public Meeting #1 (Project Scoping): December 7, 2015
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                Focused Public and Stakeholder Engagement: Fall 2018 – Winter 2019
    

    
    
    
      In Fall 2018, FRA and the Project Proponents initiated a public and stakeholder engagement action plan to help ensure that stakeholders remained well-informed and engaged from Public Meeting #4 to the DEIS public hearing. The public and stakeholders were engaged through briefings or having a presence at various events listed in the table below. Depending on the event, representatives of FRA or the Project Proponents were available to talk about the Project or answer questions. Additionally, USRC arranged for an informational fact sheet about the Project to be deposited at various locations, including Gallaudet University, George Washington University, 27 District public libraries, and Georgetown Law School. USRC distributed the same fact sheet and the Capitol Hill and NoMA BID rest stops during Bike-to-Work Day.

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        **Focused Public and Stakeholder Engagement**
        Focused Public and Stakeholder Engagement Purpose
			DateBriefing with Mayor’s Office and Ward 6 Council Staff: Project progress, opportunities, and challenges
			August 2018Briefing with Mayor’s Office and Ward 6 Council Staff: Project progress, opportunities, and challenges
			October 2018Briefing with NoMa BID, Downtown BID, HSMS, and Gallaudet: Project progress, opportunities, and challenges
			August 2018Briefing with NoMa BID, Downtown BID, HSMS, and Gallaudet: Project progress, opportunities, and challenges
			October 2018Capitol Hill North and NoMa Office Hours: Opportunity for interested citizens to have detailed one-on-one conversations with FRA and Project proponents
			October 2018Walking Tours with Washington, DC Chapter of the Conference of Minority Transportation Officials
			September 11, 2018History of Union Station Tour
			September 15, 2018
			November 3, 2018
			December 1, 2018
			June 15, 2019
			July 20, 2019
			October 26, 2019
			November 23, 2019
			February 15, 2020Eastern Market: Opportunity for interested citizens to have detailed one-on-one conversations with FRA and Project proponents
			September 16, 2018
			October 7, 2018
			November 3, 2018Barracks Row Festival
			September 29, 2018HSMS Festival
			October 13, 2018NOMA BID PumpkinPalooza
			October 24, 2018Hill-o-Ween at Eastern Market
			October 26, 2018Women's Transportation Seminar Coffee
			November 1, 2018MARC PM Rush Push
			November 7, 2018International Tour
			November 13, 2018Union Station Holiday Extravaganza and Tree Lighting
			November 29, 2018Wunder Garten Winterfest Holiday Market
			December 7, 2018Winter Wonder in NoMa
			December 13, 2018Meeting with ANC 6C Transportation Committee
			January 3, 2019VRE Engagement
			January 25, 2019Capitol Hill Restoration Society Meeting
			February 27, 2019International Visitor Leadership Program Union Station Tour
			March 19, 2019Young Professionals in Transportation Union Station Tour
			March 19, 2019Earth Day event
			April 22, 2019Transportation Research Forum Union Station Tour
			May 4, 2019Eno Center for Transportation Future Leaders Development Conference Union Station Tours
			June 4, 2019Transportation Research Board Union Station Tour
			July 16, 2019MARC ridership event
			July 18, 2019DC Public Library Go Digital Fair
			September 5, 2019World Bank Transportation Tour
			October 2, 2019FEMA Underwriting Department Tour
			November 20, 2019Atlas Obscura Tour
			December 1, 2019
			January 12, 2020
			February 9, 2020
			March 8, 2020University of Pennsylvania's Weitzman School of Design
			February 10, 2020Meeting with ANC 6C
			March 5, 2020

    
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